Engellenir

Engellenir is a Turkish verb form meaning is hindered or is prevented. It is the simple present passive form of the verb engellemek, which means to hinder, obstruct, or prevent. In use, the agent performing the hindering is often omitted, making statements about the outcome rather than who causes it.

Morphology and form: Turkish employs a passive construction by adding the passive marker len and the present tense suffix ir to the verb stem engel-. The basic form engellenir corresponds to third-person singular present passive. Other related forms include engellenirler (they are hindered), engellendi (it was hindered), and engellenecektir/engellenebilecektir (will or can be hindered, depending on modality).

Usage notes: Engellenir is common in formal, administrative, or procedural contexts where processes, access, or actions are blocked or prevented by rules, obstacles, or external conditions. It allows describing a state without naming the responsible agent.

Examples:

- Giriş engellenir due to security checks. (Access is blocked.)

- Yol çalışmaları nedeniyle güvenlik önlemleri nedeniyle geçiş engellenir. (The passage is hindered due to road work.)

- Söz konusu belge için erişim engellenir. (Access to the document is blocked.)

Related terms: engel (obstacle), engelleme (hindrance/prevention action), engelleyici (hindering agent). Etymology traces engellenir to engel- plus the passive marker and present tense ending, reflecting Turkish’s agglutinative and voice-system characteristics.